Pierre Chaigneau, Queen's University

Research

corporate governance executive compensation performance shares investments short-termism monitoring principal-agent model information design

Latest funding

Innovative Investments: Short-termism and Information Design
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$24,572
Too many rewards? Performance shares and the optimal structure of executive pay
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$57,188
Too many rewards? Performance shares and the optimal structure of executive pay
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$32,903

All 3 grants and awards

Innovative Investments: Short-termism and Information Design

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chaigneau, Pierre

Keywords: investments; short-termism; monitoring; principal-agent model; information design

$24,572

Too many rewards? Performance shares and the optimal structure of executive pay

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chaigneau, Pierre

Keywords: corporate governance; executive compensation; performance shares

$57,188

Too many rewards? Performance shares and the optimal structure of executive pay

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chaigneau, Pierre

Keywords: corporate governance; executive compensation; performance shares

$32,903

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: corporate governance Dear Professor Chaigneau, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on corporate governance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Innovative Investments: Short-termism and Information Design" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]